Possibly surprising to Arizonans, Rep. Grijalva gets the nod partially for his (in)famous boycott call, with Esquire commenting: “Through it all—through the death threats and tumult and solemn vows from the moneyed interests to beat him—Grijalva remained steadfast and of good cheer, as the fools who currently run his state were revealed as such to the entire world.”

Before you start patting yourself on the back for your quality judgment with elected representatives, Arizona also has a senator on the “worst” side, Jon Kyl, who makes the list along with Rep. Joe Barton for his BP apologetics and Rep. David Vitter, who wins for his whoremongering and hypocrisy. Esquire makes its case against Kyl by first remarking on his overall intelligence, but then positing: “Because unlike many of the lesser lights who wander the Capitol grounds like so many mental patients off their meds, Jon Kyl should know better than to throw the full weight of his powerful (or so we thought) intellect behind the lunatic effort to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution just to score points with the lunatic Tea Partiers.”